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'Rural restructuring' : a multi-scalar analysis of the Otago Central Rail Trail
(Lincoln University, 2008)
‘Rural restructuring’ has frequently been used to indicate the magnitude, and conceptualise the nature, of contemporary change in the countryside. Most notably, concern has focused upon the fundamental changes in economic ...
Transport accessibility as a sustainable transport solution for Christchurch City
(Lincoln University, 2008)
Integrated transport accessibility allows the central city to continue to grow as a dynamic place to live, work and play. The aim of this study is to analyse the importance of transport accessibility as a contributing ...
The provision of recreation opportunities for people with disabilities : a tale of two cities
(Lincoln University, 2008)
Disabled people comprise seventeen per cent of all New Zealanders and face barriers to participation in community life. This research examines the ways in which two local authorities - Manukau City Council and Christchurch ...
Volunteer tourism : an exploration of the perceptions and experiences of volunteer tourists and the role of authenticity in those experiences
(Lincoln University, 2008)
This dissertation explores the volunteer tourism phenomenon and the role of authenticity in volunteer tourists' experiences. Although previous research has explored volunteer tourism, this study examines the phenomenon ...
Reclaim: reveal, record – Glenbrook Steel Mill
(Lincoln University., 2008)
The Glenbrook Steel Mill is one of New Zealand’s largest industrial sites currently producing 650,000 tonnes of high grade steel per year,
and employing as many as 2500 permanent and temporary staff at any one time. The ...
Sky detection in images for solar exposure prediction
(Lincoln University, 2008)
This project describes a technique for segmenting regions of sky in an image from the remainder of the image. This segmentation technique is part of a method for predicting the solar exposure at a location of interest from ...
Kete of continuance : managing values of the pastoral landscapes on the East Coast between Tatapouri and Tokomaru Bay
(Lincoln University, 2008)
Landscape values associated with coastal dryland pastoral landscapes are critically reviewed, and placed in the context of the UNESCO classification of 'continuing cultural landscapes'. Using a case study of the Gisborne ...
Haumanu taiao ihumanea: collaborative study with Te Tai O Marokura Kaitiaki Group : Tuakana Miriama Kahu, Teina Benita Wakefield
(Lincoln University, 2008)
The health of the environment is integral to the health and wellbeing of the people. When the balance between Atua, whenua and tangata is disrupted, desecrated, disturbed or violated, it can have a detrimental impact on ...
Fantasia NZ? : the Disneyfication of the New Zealand shopping mall
(Lincoln University, 2008)
Manufactured, experiential, consumption environments are increasingly
mimicking the design techniques and principles on display within the
Disney theme parks. One particular example of an experiential
consumption environment ...
The expansion of sustainability through New Economic Space : Māori potatoes and cultural resilience
(Lincoln University, 2008)
The return of Māori land to a productive role in the New Economy entails the innovation and diffusion of technologies relevant to the sustainable development of this land. Sustainable development requires substantive changes ...